PM orders Tonle Sap heli patrols
Prime Minister Hun sen has ordered the military to use helicopter patrols to prevent fisheries-related crimes around the Tonle sap Lake and to help apprehend any large-scale fisheries offenders and prosecute them to ensure the sustainability of the lake’s fish population. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-orders-tonle-sap-heli-patrols
Takhmao families vacate homes, get compensation
More than 100 families have agreed to accept compensation and leave their land in Kandal province’s Takhmao town. This will facilitate the implementation of a project to dig four canals – at a length of 6,000m – that aim to reduce flooding and absorb wastewater ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/takhmao-families-vacate-homes-get-compensation
Kep vendors and fishermen worried about land reclamation impacts
Vendors and fishermen in Kep province have expressed their concerns over the development of a new beach as part of a state-owned project, with nearly three kilometers of land being dumped into the sea. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/kep-vendors-and-fishermen-worried-about-land-reclamation-impacts/
ADR mechanism takes shape
The Ministry of Justice’s working group on its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism is racing to disseminate concept notes about it to all relevant stakeholders, as it expects the process to be finalised and approved for use this year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adr-mechanism-takes-shape
Auto, electronics marked as potential priority sectors
The Cambodian government identified the automotive and electronics sectors as potential priority sectors for promoting Cambodia’s participation in the global value chain, as well as promoting economic diversification and economic recovery after the Covid-19. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501060029/auto-electronics-marked-as-potential-priority-sectors/
Paxlovid Covid pill authorised for patients 12 and over
The Ministry of Health, National Commission for Combating Covid-19 (“NCCC”) and commission in charge of medical drug supply have authorised and arranged for the import of Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill to treat Covid-19 in patients aged 12 years and older. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/paxlovid-covid-pill-authorised-patients-12-and-over
Gov’t committed to promoting child rights
Prime Minister Hun sen has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting child rights, urging all state institutions and relevant authorities to make every effort to increase the power of children, especially girls. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-committed-promoting-child-rights
Kingdom joins int’l transport forum
Cambodia has joined the International Transport Forum (ITF) as the organisation’s 64th member country. Ministers of transport from the 63 current member states agreed to admit the Kingdom to the ITF on May 19 at their summit in Leipzig, Germany. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-joins-intl-transport-forum
Monks lead eco-pilgrimage to Cardamoms
Around 30 monks, lecturers and students are planning to march 265km, crossing the Cardamom Mountains in the Kingdom’s southwest, to inspire love for nature and promote environment conservation. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/monks-lead-eco-pilgrimage-cardamoms
Cambodia rolls out 5th dose of COVID-19 vaccination even as second dose has not kept pace with first dose
Cambodia started providing the fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups across the country on Thursday, health ministry’s secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501091815/cambodia-rolls-out-5th-dose-of-covid-19-vaccination-even-as-second-dose-has-not-kept-pace-with-first-dose/
UNICEF workshop addresses environmental health dangers
UNICEF, along with several government institutions and development partners, held a workshop to address growing environmental risks to children’s health. This included air pollution, the impact of solid waste and toxic materials, and health hazards which have been caused by climate change. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unicef-workshop-addresses-environmental-health-dangers
Jan-Nov SSEZ import-export volumes surpass $2.2B
The volume of imports and exports of the sihanoukville special Economic Zone’s (ssEZ) tenants totalled $2.246 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, marking a 12.24 per cent rise year-on-year from $2.001 billion, statistics provided by the operator indicate. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-nov-ssez-import-export-volumes-surpass-22b
CCF, GIZ plan workshops on consumer laws
Following a “successful” two-day outreach programme in Kep province, the Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF), in cooperation with Germany’s international development agency GIZ, is planning five more workshops to disseminate relevant laws and regulations. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ccf-giz-plan-workshops-consumer-laws
NEC confirms final election results
National Election Committee (NEC) on the morning of August 5 announced the official July 23 parliamentary election results, confirming that the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) received 120 out of the 125 available seats in parliament. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-confirms-final-election-results
Sharp rise in Angkor Park footfalls, earning top $20.31M
Cambodia’s famed world heritage site Angkor Archaeological Park earned $20.31 million from ticket sales in the first seven months of 2023, a rise of 502.79 percent compared to the $3.37 million it collected during the same period last year, said a report recently. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501338040/sharp-rise-in-angkor-park-footfalls-earning-top-20-31m/
Cambodia records 3 mln int’l tourists in 7 months
Cambodia registered 3,037,344 international tourists in the first seven months of 2023, a significant rise of 308 percent from 743,459 over the same period last year, said a Ministry of Tourism’s report released on Wednesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344304/cambodia-records-3-mln-intl-tourists-in-7-months/
ASEAN Green Transport Rally held in Indonesia to support Net Zero target
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, together with the AsEAN Center for Energy (ACE), held the AsEAN Green Transport Rally (GTR) to support Indonesia’s chairmanship in 2023 and its net zero emissions target. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346328/asean-green-transport-rally-held-in-indonesia-to-support-net-zero-target/
Chinese-funded ring road helps avert traffic jams, improve transport of goods in Cambodian capital
Connecting the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh’s southwestern to eastern suburbs, the Chinese-funded third ring road will not only help avert traffic jams, but also improve transport of goods and logistics in the city. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pornmoniroth assures SBF new gov’t will implement Pentagon Strategy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) Aun Pornmoniroth said on Tuesday that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) in the 7th legislature of the National Assembly (NA) will implement the Pentagon strategy Phase I that concentrates on seven key areas of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335906/pornmoniroth-assures-sbf-new-govt-will-implement-pentagon-strategy/
Insurance premiums rise to $81 million Q2
Despite the impact on incomes due to global economic uncertainties, the Kingdom’s insurance industry has performed well so far this year, with insurance premiums growing 6.3 per cent to $81.2 million in the second quarter of 2023 from $76.3 million in the corresponding period last ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/insurance-premiums-rise-81-million-q2